Daily Archive: Sunday, September 15, 2024

(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe today after what the FBI said appeared to be a second assassination attempt while he was golfing on his course in West Palm Beach, Florida.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, (Reuters) – An environmental activist who protested mining and hydro-electric projects in northern Honduras in an effort to preserve tropical forests and rivers has been killed, police said today.

High Court Judge, Justice Navindra Singh last week ordered possession to the Government of Guyana for three properties that were compulsorily acquired by the state for the construction of the New Demerara River Bridge.

The police today issued a wanted bulletin for Candacy Adonis, 30, over child stealing.

The police force today issued a wanted bulletin for Lisa Haley for manslaughter in relation to Dellison Haley.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) intends to demolish more than half of the 100 housing units at the troubled Trestrail Development, located off La Resource Road, D’Abadie, due to infrastructure issues that have plagued the development.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – Photos of North Korea’s its uranium enrichment facility may show an undeclared site for building nuclear bombs just outside of its capital, analysts said.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would inflict a “heavy price” on the Iran-aligned Houthis who control northern Yemen, after they reached central Israel with a missile today  for the first time.

-cremated remains interred at Seven Ponds Hailed as an architect of Guyana and a global statesman who worked sedulously even in his final years to preserve this country’s territorial integrity, the cremated remains of Sir Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal were yesterday interred at the Seven Ponds Place of Heroes in the Botanic Gardens, following a national funeral service at the Promenade Gardens.

(CPL) – Quinton de Kock pummelled Guyana Amazon Warriors with a brilliant century as Barbados Royals recorded a 32-run victory at Kensington Oval to move to the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League’s (CPL) top spot yesterday.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation had launched an investigation earlier this year after it was discovered that 240 tonnes of sugar was unaccounted for from the Rose Hall Estate and this led to two senior personnel being fired.

The Ministry of Health yesterday opened a new health centre in the community of Chesney, Corentyne to the tune of over $39m.

Registered nurse, medex and former United States Peace Corps medical officer Jean Vyfhuis nee Campbell, 65, a daughter of Huradiah, Santa Rosa Village, Moruca, was self-motivated to become a professional even though she lived in a home where domestic abuse was prevalent.

The family of 60-year-old Adree Slowe is demanding justice following his tragic death in a road accident on Friday.

Airy Hall and Buxton Stars maintained their respective perfect records following comfortable wins when the East Coast Demerara Senior Men’s League continued on Friday night at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

A car yesterday morning crashed into a fence and careened into a utility pole on the public road at Cottage, Mahaicony, resulting in the death of one passenger and injuries to three others, including the driver.

Technical Director of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Terrence Poole, stated that the acquisition of the new boxing ring will allow the entity to decentralise their U-16 discipline, as the community of Vergenoegen in West Demerara is set to host the first event on September 21st.

Police are investigating the murder of Troy Rodrigues, called ‘Kelly’, a 23-year-old mechanic of Lot 165 Leopold Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, which occurred at about 19.15 hours on Friday at Vlissengen Square, located between West Ruimveldt Front Road and Mandela Avenue, off Vlissengen Road.

-as livestock feed project proceeds Some 4,000 acres of soya bean are currently being harvested along the Berbice River and government is preparing the infrastructure for storage and processing of soya and other beans in Region 10, while looking to begin the construction of the foundation for a bean plant as well as a hardware house.

Rebel Junior Tennis Championship Kimora Erskine captured the Girl’s U-14 crown when the Smalta/Rebel Junior Tennis Championship continued yesterday at the GBTI court in Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russian officials threatened the West yesterday with an uncontrolled escalation of war and Ukraine with the destruction of Kyiv as Western leaders discussed whether to allow Ukraine to use their weapons for strikes deep into Russian territory.

A storm which began at about 4 pm yesterday in Sand Creek, Region Nine, has left several homes without a roof with the occupants having to be temporarily housed in the village guest house until repairs are completed.

Belle West and the No. #1 All-Stars recorded contrasting victories when the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued yesterday at the Uitvlugt ground.

Dear Editor, The Georgetown City Council is compelled to address recent developments regarding the allocation of a meagre subvention of GYD 30 million from the central government’s budget.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered in cities across France yesterday in support of Gisele Pelicot whose husband is on trial, accused of drugging her and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her in a case that has shocked the nation.

Campbellville Street-ball Championship  North East La Penitence and North Ruimveldt secured quarterfinal berths following round of 16 wins when the inaugural edition of the Campbellville Village Cup Street-ball Championship continued last night.

GCA 2nd Division 2-Day Thomas Lands neighbours Malteenoes Sports Club and Guyana Defence Force (GDF) squared off yesterday as action continued in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Friends of Cricket 2nd Division 2-Day competition at the Malteenoes Ground.

The Guyanese Open and Women’s teams produced a bag of mixed results when action in the 45th edition of the Chess Olympiad continued yesterday in Budapest, Hungary.

A network component that enables the 20 megavolt-amperes (MVA) transformer to function at the Guyana Power and Light’s (GPL’s)  Edinburgh Substation, West Coast Demerara has been severely damaged.

Dear Editor, Happening to be in New York earlier this year I was asked to offer some remarks at  the 40th anniversary of Indo Caribbean Federation –which had launched its flagship activity, the annual “Indian Arrival Day” commemoration, at Smokey Park in 1984.

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – At least 10 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza yesterday, Palestinian media reported, and the Israeli military said it targeted a Hamas commander.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd on Friday signed memoranda of understanding on trade facilitation and green development with China’s Vice Minister  of Commerce and International Trade Representative, Wang Shouwen.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News’ Editorial of August 17th, 2024 had, as its opening paragraph, “In an August 11th letter brimful of nostalgia and social history, Claudius Prince outlined elements of the self-help housing scheme which had been pioneered under the Forbes Burnham administration in the 1970s and 80s and which resulted in several well-developed settlements.”

LAGOS,  (Reuters) – At least 64 people were feared dead following a boat accident on a river in Zamfara State in northwest Nigeria, local officials said yesterday.

Segun Hubbard rolled back the years to capture first place in the senior event of the P&P Insurance Cycling Race at the inner circuit of the National Park yesterday.

Region #4’s GT Kanaimas bested Region #1 by a 3-1 score when the Amerindian Heritage Games Football Championship resumed last night at the Everest Cricket Ground on Carifesta Avenue and Camp Street.

The Ministry of Public Works’s Special Project Unit will build the new airstrip at Matthews Ridge, Region One, at an approximate cost of $800 million and residents of the community will be hired during the process.

Dear Editor, `The police and the Matthews Ridge bust’ editorial (SN, September 14, 2024) stands as a gem in tapdancing. 

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Samsung, Xiaomi and other smartphone companies colluded with Amazon and Walmart’s WMT.N

Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) has  launched an environmental education game, Eco-Uno, as a key component of PFG’s Embracing a 1.5°C Lifestyle Campaign, aimed at promoting sustainable living practices across Guyana.

Breaking Down the Sexual Offences Act I took a break last week to give a snapshot of how the law of criminal contempt works in Guyana’s court system.

A war veteran shows up in a smalltown for personal business and becomes the target of a police-orchestrated manhunt after a series of mishaps.

What started out as a desire to do more girly things and expand my social settings in order to make new friends turned out to be what feels like if I’m fighting for my life for two hours every week.

There are around 8.2 billion people living in our world. Our planet has never been as heavily populated by human beings as it is today.

There were never fights (that would be unheard of and definitely not tolerated), but there were negotiations.

By Subhana Shiwmangal Mason Richards, a Brooklyn, USA-based Guyanese award-winning filmmaker, professor, and creative producer, recently spent two weeks  in Guyana, in search of a location to shoot scenes for his upcoming feature film, “Beyond the Seawall”.

Introduction [We are honoured to present today a short analysis of the life and work of Caribbean calypsonian, musician, playwright, dramatist, comedian, band leader and cultural administrator Dave Martins written by former President of Guyana Donald Ramotar. 

American Fabiano Caruana was one of grandmasters scoring wins on Thursday in Round Two of 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary.

At the beginning of this month President Irfaan Ali addressed the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association at the Umana Yana, saying that the foremost challenge in protecting parliamentary democracy was ensuring respect for free and fair elections.

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket Roger Seymour examines Mohinder Amarnath’s glorious run spree during India’s 1983 Tour of the Caribbean and the phenomenon whereby elite batsmen experience the euphoric sensation of being in a state of Nirvana, when runs gush from their bats for an extended period of time.

By Baytoram Ramharack Political biographies of prominent Guyanese are rare. The publication of the biography of Janet Jagan written by Professor Emerita Patricia Mohammed is a welcome addition to Guyanese historiography.

Born April 28, 1930, Stephanie Helena Correia was the third of nine children born to Umbelina and Stephen Campbell.

SURUCUCU, Brazil,  (Reuters) – Brazil has almost squashed the illegal gold rush that led thousands of wildcat miners into the Yanomami reservation in the Amazon rainforest and caused a humanitarian crisis of disease and malnutrition, the man in charge of operations said.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain has asked Venezuela for information about reports yesterday that two Spaniards, three US citizens and a Czech have been arrested on suspicion of links to an alleged plan to destabilize the South American country, a Spanish foreign ministry source said.

Dear Editor, Fuad Rahaman’s comment in the online edition of SN is as follows: “Surrendering of our sovereignty has nothing to do with the PPP Gov’t.

An advertisement last week for a secretary for the Constitution Reform Commission (CRC) has reminded the public that constitution reform is on the agenda.

World Suicide Prevention Day is observed annually on September 10. The day is organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention, endorsed by the World Health Organization and represents a global commitment to focus attention on suicide prevention.

“What the earth swallows is soon forgotten.”  In his era, A.E.

(Jamaica Gleaner) After protracted and sometimes contentious negotiations between the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) and the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service on the compensation restructuring exercise, both parties on Thursday inked an agreement which now brings closure to several sticking points that have stalled the deal since last year.

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